Sunshine

We have had a few gorgeous days. Friday was one of them and we decided to go to Tryon Creek State Park for a little jaunt in the woods. Elias' friend, Will, came along too as well as Will's mom, Marisa. It was really nice to be outside without any rain and Elias and Will had a great time. There are a lot of bridges at the park, so there was a lot of talk about trolls and ogres. After the hike we went home and a couple more friends stopped by. The kids played outside and drew on the sidewalk with chalk and explored the "jungle" in our backyard. After that, we all thought it would be a good idea for the kids to take a bath and they got water everywhere. I'm not even sure how they all fit into our tiny tub.

Oh, yeah... Elias' new favorite word is "presuming" except he says presumin' like the Tin Woodman does in The Wizard of Oz. Like today, playing a game with Harry: "I'm presumin' it's your turn, right?" Sometimes the way he uses it doesn't exactly make sense, but it's funny either way. Tomorrow we're heading up to Mt. Hood for snow tubing and snowboarding. Elias is not excited becuase he told me snow is cold and the last time it snowed I didn't bundle him up enough. Stay tuned.